German military vehicles from the Second World War are rarely seen in Germany – those not destroyed during the war were mostly confiscated by the victors or converted for civlian use. This 1944 Schwimmwagen Typ 166 (Swimming Car) was based on the VW Beelte – it could reach speeds of 80 km/h on land and 10 km/h in water.
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